The Top 10 “American Idol” Sob Stories [VIDEO]

Billboard.com has put together a list of The Top 10 "American Idol" Sob Stories, which is basically a rundown of the most tear-jerking stories that have come out during the show's 10 seasons.

 --They don't appear to be ranked . . . possibly because that could come across as INSENSITIVE.  (--Like:  "Yeah, your situation is pretty screwed up . . . but not nearly as screwed up as that contestant with syphilis from Season Four who was raised by wolves.")

 --Here's the full list, along with videos:

 --CHRIS MEDINA, from THIS season.  (--He talked about how he's taking care of his fiancée because she was left brain damaged following a bad accident just two months before they were supposed to get married.) 

--DANNY GOKEY, from Season Eight.  (--His wife, Sophia, died while having heart surgery just four weeks before he tried out for "Idol".) 

--ANGELA MARTIN, from Season Nine, although she tried out three times.  (--Her father was murdered . . . her mother went missing . . . her daughter has seizures . . . and she was once disqualified for being briefly jailed on a traffic violation.)

--DAVID COOK, from Season Seven.  (--David's brother, Adam, was fighting brain cancer during David's winning run on "Idol".  At one point, Adam's doctors cleared him to go to L.A. to see David perform live.  Adam died in 2009.) 

 --ASIA'H EPPERSON, from Season Seven.  (--Asia'h's dad died in a car accident just two days before her "Idol" audition.  It actually happened MINUTES after she called him . . . to tell him she was on her way to the audition.) 

--SCOTT MACINTYRE, from Season Eight.  (--Scott was the guy who made it all the way to the Top 10 despite being almost entirely blind.)  

 --ANTHONY FEDEROV, from Season Four.  (--After suffering complications of a breathing problem when he was little, doctors said they didn't think he'd be able to talk again.  He did, and he could sing, too.  He ended up finishing fourth.) 

  --KATIE STEVENS, from Season Nine.  (--She talked about her grandmother, who's suffering from Alzheimer's.  She said she wanted her grandmother to see her succeed before she forgets who she is.) 

 --JOSIAH LEMING, from Season Seven.  (--Josiah was an 18-year-old high school dropout, who lived in his car.  But he even admitted that he wasn't homeless out of necessity . . . he was doing it to follow his dream.) 

 --JIM VERRAROS, from Season One.  (--Both of Jim's parents are deaf, and yet he said they went to every one of his shows to support him . . . even though they've never been able to actually hear him sing.) 

 (--It's amazing how "American Idol" has changed, visually, over the years.  The format for the auditions is basically the same, but look at the set in that Jim Verraros video.  It looks like this is happening in a middle school auditorium.)

 (--And think about the sets they have been using this season . . . where they're either in some famous space like the Ryman Auditorium, or they're in some kind of observation deck overlooking the local majestic body of water.)